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Did you know: Gravestones from an Armenian cemetery at Taksim demolished in 1939 were used to construct stairs at Gezi Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangalt%C4%B1_Armenian_Cemetery

The Pangaltı Armenian Cemetery was located in the Pangaltı quarter of Istanbul near Taksim Square and originally belonged to the Surp Agop Armenian Hospital. In the 1930s it was demolished and was replaced with the Divan Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Hyatt Regency Hotel, and the TRT Radio Buildings.
It is considerMore..ed the largest non-Muslim cemetery in Istanbul's history.Less..